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July 12th, 2007: TMESIS

Definition: TMESIS*TMESES n the separation of the parts of a compound word by an intervening word or words

Anagrams: misset smites stimes

Hooks: (none)

Ana-hooks: Bemists Kismets metissE miseAts misseAt misseNt missetS missteP misteRs mitIses mitOses sAmites smiteRs sOmites stimIes stYmies tAmises tHeisms tsimMes

'Typos': emesis thesis tmeses

Blana-grams: Bemist Deisms Deists Demits Desist Dismes eXists Feists Heists iNsets isLets istLes Kismet mAists meRits miDsts miOses misAte miseAt miseRs misMet misseD misseL misseS misteD misteR misUse miteRs mitRes Pistes Remiss Remits Resist Resits sAmite seismS seXism seXist sHiest siestA sisteR siXtes sKites sLiest sLimes smeLts smiLes smiteR smitHs sOmite sPites steAms steiNs stiLes stiPes stYmie sUites sYstem tAssie tesTis tHeism timeRs tissUe Wisest

Extensions: (none)

Sub-anagrams: em emit emits ems es ess et is ism isms it item items its me mess met metis mi mis mise mises miss mist mists mite mites sei seis seism semi semis set sets si sim sims sis sit site sites sits smit smite stem stems sties stime ti tie ties time times tis


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